ullayıw
/ ullajɯw /
Definition noun growing old
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ullayıw the growing old | ullayıwla the growing olds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ullayıwnu the growing old's | ullayıwlanı the growing olds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ullayıwnu the growing old (as the object) | ullayıwlanı the growing olds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ullayıwğa to the growing old | ullayıwlağa to the growing olds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ullayıwda at / in the growing old | ullayıwlada at / in the growing olds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ullayıwdan from the growing old | ullayıwladan from the growing olds | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | ullayıwum my growing old | ullayıwlarım my growing olds |
| your | ullayıwuŋ your growing old | ullayıwlarıŋ your growing olds |
| his / her | ullayıwu his / her growing old | ullayıwları his / her growing olds |
| our | ullayıwubuz our growing old | ullayıwlarıbız our growing olds |
| you all's | ullayıwuğuz you all's growing old | ullayıwlarığız you all's growing olds |
| their | ullayıwları their growing old | ullayıwları their growing olds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ullayıwları can mean "his / her growing olds", "their growing old", or "their growing olds" — context decides.